ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57252
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| Date: | Friday 8 February 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-165, US Navy |
| Registration: | 155675 |
| MSN: | I-309 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ryans Peak, Boulder Mountain, north of Sun Valley, Idaho -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mountain Home AFB, Idaho (MUO/KMUO) |
| NAS Whidbey Island, Washington (NUW/KNUW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 155675/'NJ-501' according to the Navy's accident report this was aircraft NG-502 not NJ-501 of VA-165 "Boomers", based at Whidbey Island NAS, Washington. Destroyed in an accident on February 8, 1980: The crew were on a low level navigation flight when they crashed on Ryans Peak, Boulder Mountain, north of Sun Valley in Custer County, Idaho, (at approximate coordinates 43°54′8″N 114°24′34″W) on a flight from Mountain Home AFB
Both crew - Lt Frank Edwards (pilot) and Lt (JG) Mike Carpenter (bombardier/navigator) - were killed
Sources:
1. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=467560
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2016 18:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2016 18:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 30-Mar-2016 18:49 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2016 18:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2016 06:30 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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